Sea fish
Pink dentex
Dentex gibbosus
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Other names: Patlakgöz mercan · Kocagöz mercan
- Habitat
- Deep rocky ground
- Method
- Bottom fishing · Jigging
- Family
- Sparidae
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Where is Pink dentex caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
Atlantic Ocean fishing spots
30No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
No site-level records in this region; the information is at region level.
- Arrecife · pier sector Lanzarote · Arrecife
- Arrecife · pier sector 3 Lanzarote · Arrecife
- Arrecife · rocky cliff sector Lanzarote · Arrecife
- Arrecife · rocky cliff sector 2 Lanzarote · Arrecife
- Arrecife · rocky cliff sector 3 Lanzarote · Arrecife
- La Restinga · rocky cliff sector El Hierro · La Restinga
- La Restinga · rocky cliff sector 2 El Hierro · La Restinga
- Playa de Callejoncitos La Palma · Santa Cruz de La Palma
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A listed spot is not a guarantee of a catch.
Aegean Sea
Season and suitable conditions
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Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Mediterranean
Season and suitable conditions
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Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Atlantic Ocean
Season and suitable conditions
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Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Season information is no guarantee of a catch.
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
20–220 m
mostly 20–100 m
Water temperature
11.9–32.1 °C
ideal 19.5–27.9 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
17.6–39.3 ‰
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Bait and tackle suggestions
Recorded baits and fishing techniques.
Natural baits
Lures
- Slow jig
- Inchiku
In this region · Aegean Sea
- Natural bait:
- European squid, common cuttlefish, European sardine; regional support: European sardine / mamun / sülünez
- Lure:
- slow jig, inchiku
- Technique:
- bottom, jig
In this region · Mediterranean
- Natural bait:
- European squid, common cuttlefish, European sardine; regional support: European sardine / European squid / shrimp
- Lure:
- slow jig, inchiku
- Technique:
- bottom, jig
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Dentex gibbosus
- Family
- Sparidae
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Patlakgöz mercan, Kocagöz mercan
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Pink dentex found in?
In our records Pink dentex appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean — Spain.
In which months is Pink dentex at its peak?
Peak periods by sea: Aegean Sea May–November; Mediterranean April–October; Atlantic Ocean — Spain July–October.
Which bait is Pink dentex caught with?
Baits and lures on record: European squid, common cuttlefish, European sardine, mamun, sülünez, slow jig, inchiku, shrimp.
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